HN isn't more political now than it used to be. Arguments about HN getting more political / getting ruined by politics go all the way back to 2008 at least.

This is a common enough misconception that I put some effort into writing a standard post for it some years ago—maybe we should put it in the FAQ, I don't know:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17014869

One has to be careful not to fall prey to whatever bias it is that always makes it feel like things are getting worse.